Tony La Russa

Positions: Second Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: October 4, 1944 in Tampa, FL us

High School: Jefferson HS (Tampa, FL)

Schools: Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL), University of South Florida (Tampa, FL)

Debut: May 10, 1963 (Age 18-218d, 9,723rd in MLB history)
vs. MIN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: April 6, 1973 (Age 28-184d)
vs. MON 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Manager in 2014. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
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Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1970 season

Agents: Jack Sands

Full Name: Anthony La Russa

Twitter: @TonyLaRussa

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.7

AB

176

H

HR

BA

.199

R

RBI

SB

OBP

.292

SLG

.250

OPS

.542

OPS+

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Games by Position

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1962	17	KCA-min	D,A	76	331	268	40	66	7	0	1	36	13		47	56	.246	.365	.284	.648		76		7	2	7	0		DYB,BNG · FLOR,EL
1963	18	KCA	AL	34	53	44	4	11	1	1	0	1	0	0	7	12	.250	.346	.318	.664	84	14	0	0	1	1	0	H6/4

1964	19	KCA-min	A,WRk	135	584	496	69	118	25	1	2	37	21	9	75	75	.238	.339	.304	.643		151		3	5	5			LEW,ATH · NORW,FLIL
1965	20	KCA-min	AA	75	293	259	24	50	11	2	1	18	5	0	26	37	.193	.273	.263	.536		68		3	4	1			BIR · SOUL
1966	21	KCA-min	A,AA	132	567	486	87	142	29	5	11	80	22	5	67	61	.292	.382	.440	.822		214		7	1	6			MOD,MOB · CALL,SOUL
1967	22	KCA-min	AA	41	153	139	12	32	6	1	5	22	3	0	10	11	.230	.287	.396	.682		55		1	3	0			BIR · SOUL
1968	23	OAK-min	AAA	122	514	455	55	109	16	8	5	29	4	5	52	58	.240	.320	.343	.663		156		3	2	2			VAN · PCL
1968	23	OAK	AL	5	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	109	1	0	0	0	0	0	/H
1969	24	OAK-min	AAA	67	283	235	37	72	11	1	4	27	5	3	42	30	.306	.418	.413	.831		97		3	3	0			IWA · AA
1969	24	OAK	AL	8	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/H
1970	25	OAK-min	AAA	22	99	88	13	22	5	0	2	5	0	0	9	14	.250	.333	.375	.708		33		2	0	0			IWA · AA
1970	25	OAK	AL	52	123	106	6	21	4	1	0	6	0	0	15	19	.198	.301	.255	.556	57	27	0	1	0	1	1	4H
1971	26	OAK-min	AAA	28	119	107	21	31	5	1	2	11	0	1	10	11	.290	.353	.411	.764		44		1	0	1			IWA · AA
1971	26	TOT	MLB	32	16	15	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	.133	.188	.133	.321	-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	4H/65
1971	26	OAK	AL	23	8	8	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	H/465
1971	26	ATL	NL	9	8	7	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.286	.375	.286	.661	86	2	2	0	0	0	0	/4

1972	27	ATL-min	AAA	122	474	389	68	120	13	2	10	42	15	4	72	41	.308	.430	.429	.859		167		11	2	0			RMD · IL
1973	28	CHC-min	AAA	106	467	392	82	123	16	0	5	75	10	4	60	46	.314	.403	.393	.796		154		4	3	8			WCH · AA
1973	28	CHC	NL	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/H
1974	29	PIT-min	AAA	139	516	457	50	119	17	1	8	35	4	5	51	50	.260	.339	.354	.694		162		5	0	3			CHL · IL
1975	30	CHW-min	AAA	118	435	354	87	99	23	2	7	46	13	5	70	46	.280	.400	.415	.816		147		4	3	4			DEN · AA
1976	31	CHW-min	AAA	107	380	332	53	86	11	0	4	34	10	6	40	43	.259	.340	.328	.669		109		3	1	4			IWA · AA
1977	32	STL-min	AAA	50	148	128	17	24	2	2	3	6	0	2	20	21	.188	.297	.305	.602		39		0	0	0			NOR · AA
6 Yrs				132	203	176	15	35	5	2	0	7	0	0	23	37	.199	.292	.250	.542	53	44	2	1	1	2	1
162 Game Avg.				162	249	216	18	43	6	2	0	9	0	0	28	45	.199	.292	.250	.542	53	54	2	1	1	2	1

OAK (5 yrs)				122	195	169	13	33	5	2	0	7	0	0	22	36	.195	.289	.249	.537	52	42	0	1	1	2	1
CHC (1 yr)				1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
ATL (1 yr)				9	8	7	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.286	.375	.286	.661	86	2	2	0	0	0	0

AL (5 yrs)				122	195	169	13	33	5	2	0	7	0	0	22	36	.195	.289	.249	.537	52	42	0	1	1	2	1
NL (2 yrs)				10	8	7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.286	.375	.286	.661	86	2	2	0	0	0	0

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